After you have battled back from an early season loss and have your team in the hunt for the playoffs, then lose your star quarterback against your rival with the game still at hand, what do you do? You turn to your “biggest” stars. And that’s what coach Meyer did this past season.
From that moment forward he relied on his offensive line, along with their little brother Ezekiel Elliott, to bring it home. Not just in that game against Michigan, but the rest of the way.
In the possession that Cardale Jones replaced J.T, Barrett, the line opened a hole for Zeke; he made one guy miss and was off to the races.